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BacktestingFutureChainProvider.cs
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15 
16 using System;
18 using System.Collections.Generic;
19 
21 {
22  /// <summary>
23  /// An implementation of <see cref="IFutureChainProvider"/> that reads the list of contracts from open interest zip data files
24  /// </summary>
26  {
27  /// <summary>
28  /// Creates a new instance
29  /// </summary>
30  /// <param name="dataCacheProvider">The data cache provider instance to use</param>
32  : base(dataCacheProvider)
33  {
34  }
35 
36  /// <summary>
37  /// Gets the list of future contracts for a given underlying symbol
38  /// </summary>
39  /// <param name="symbol">The underlying symbol</param>
40  /// <param name="date">The date for which to request the future chain (only used in backtesting)</param>
41  /// <returns>The list of future contracts</returns>
42  public virtual IEnumerable<Symbol> GetFutureContractList(Symbol symbol, DateTime date)
43  {
44  return GetSymbols(GetSymbol(symbol), date);
45  }
46 
47  /// <summary>
48  /// Helper method to get the symbol to use
49  /// </summary>
50  protected static Symbol GetSymbol(Symbol symbol)
51  {
52  if (symbol.SecurityType != SecurityType.Future)
53  {
54  if (symbol.SecurityType == SecurityType.FutureOption && symbol.Underlying != null)
55  {
56  // be user friendly and take the underlying
57  symbol = symbol.Underlying;
58  }
59  else
60  {
61  throw new NotSupportedException($"BacktestingFutureChainProvider.GetFutureContractList():" +
62  $" {nameof(SecurityType.Future)} or {nameof(SecurityType.FutureOption)} is expected but was {symbol.SecurityType}");
63  }
64  }
65 
66  return symbol.Canonical;
67  }
68  }
69 }